How to Heal yourself with Dandelions from your Backyard

visit skrewtips.com to learn about Natural Healing Reclassifying the Dandelion From Weed to Powerful Healer Dandelion is one of those plants we tend to think of as a weed. It pops up everywhere, and early; it continues to grow wild unless we pluck it out; and it self-sows at the drop of a hat, so if you have one dandelion, chances are youll soon have about eight hundred to pull up. Dandelions reproduce asexually, so each new dandelion is a genetic copy of its parent plant. In recent years, dandelion has also seen surge in popularity as a culinary ingredient. Its bitter leaves make for a pleasant addition to a savory stir-fry I recently cooked up a dandelion fried rice dish, myself and its high nutritional content makes it a valuable addition. Dandelions contain sufficient quantities of vitamins A, C, and K, and theyre also a good source of calcium, iron, and manganese. Its more nutritious than even spinach! Also, dandelion root can also be used to make a caffeine-free but very coffee-like drink that people say helps them wean off coffee seamlessly. But few people regard dandelion for its forgotten use as a medicinal herb. For centuries, perhaps even millennia, this weed was highly prized in ancient China as well as in Tibetan medicine and the Ayurvedic healing tradition for its use as a natural liver detoxifier and diuretic and to treat gallstones, eczema, and even cancers. Called Pu gong ying in Chinese and Kanphul in Hindi, dandelion is one of the most common of the …

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